Stormzy has paid an emotional tribute to a young actor who was found hanged when his mum arrived home from holiday.

Brotherhood star Aaron "Yogie" Eaton was " feeling down as a result of a break-up " and had taken alcohol, paracetamol and cocaine prior to his death on September 6 last year, the coroner heard.

The grime rapper - who has been open about his own battle with depression - posted a heartbreaking message following the inquest alongside a picture of the pair together, tweeting: "Rest in perfect peace my bro... can't believe it, love and prayers to your family smh (sic)"

Stormzy shared the snap with his followers (Image: Stormzy)

Aaron, 29, had "spoken to a friend [that] morning and said he was going to hang himself" and at the time of his death was five times the legal drink-driving limit, assistant coroner Dr Adela Williams heard.

A statement from Mr Eaton's mother, Janette Eaton, was read at the inquest.

It said: "I had not seen him for a week as I was on holiday, I had spoken with Aaron [that day] at around 8.30am and he was upset that he had found out his ex-girlfriend had started a relationship with someone else."

She had tried calling him again after "he spoke to a friend [that] morning and said he was going to hang himself" but she got no answer.

Tragic actor Aaron Eaton starred in the film Brotherhood

Mr Eaton, who was a friend of Thornton Heath grime star Stormzy , played the character Teardrop in Brotherhood, Noel Clarke's third film in a trilogy about gang life, which was released just days prior to his death.

Ms Eaton added: "I arrived home to find my son hanging ... I called 999 and used a serrated bread knife [to cut him down].

"He was excited when I left. He would drink, only when he was down. When he was upset he would stay in his room and not answer his phone."

The court heard that although Mr Eaton had "threatened to kill himself before, he had never attempted to".

Paramedic Paul Ward's statement, which was also read at the inquest, explained that he arrived at 9.25pm with "the front door open [and] a body lying on the stairs".

The statement continued: "I called out and a lady informed me it was her son's body."

He said that any attempt to save Mr Eaton's life would have been "futile".

Friends held a vigil for Aaron (Image: Youtube/Aunty J)

After Mr Eaton's death two vigils in his memory were held in New Addington, one the following day and another on September 15.

Before starring in Brotherhood he had been nominated for Best Actor at the International Achievement Recognition awards for his 2015 role in the Film AWOL (Absent Without Love).

PC Cameron Ogles spoke at the inquest and said there was nothing suspicious about the death.

A toxicology report showed the level of alcohol in Mr Eaton's blood was 180 grams per 100 millilitres. The drink-drive limit is 35. There were also traces of cocaine and paracetamol in his bloodstream.

The inquest heard that in October 2015 he had "complained about his sleep" on a visit to his GP but that there had been no subsequent visits to discuss this.

Summing up, Dr Williams said: "Aaron was a fit man. He was feeling down as a result of a break up. His mother returned home to find him hanging. She did not attempt CPR. No note or indication of what was in Aaron's mind was found.

"The only thing that does give us a clue is that he had phoned a friend and talked about hanging himself that morning. [The] alcohol [consumed] makes it more difficult [to determine] if he had intended to take his own life.

"I'm not satisfied beyond all reasonable doubt. We do not know if it was a cry for help."

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